[fvc-wat-disc] Response to Peter Hughes' letter

[ARI DAIGEN]

Hello everyone,

Again, here's a letter in the Record today: 
http://news.therecord.com/Opinions/article/249694

I took the liberty of writing a response to it (below). I think this guy 
unwittingly made a great case for MMP, and my response points that out. 
Unfortunately, I've used up my quota with the Record until after the 
referendum. If anyone out there (who maybe doesn't have time to write a 
letter him/herself) would like to send this in to the Record under their own 
name, please go ahead. (letters at therecord.com) I think it's a point that 
should be made.

Best wishes,

Ari

Here's the letter that could be sent:

In his October 1 letter, Peter Hughes argues that NDP and Green supporters 
should vote Liberal because "in the Kitchener-Waterloo riding, a vote for 
NDP/Green is effectively a vote for the Progressive Conservatives."  He also 
argues that potential Conservative voters should vote Liberal because it is 
Liberals who will form the government, and only by having a government MPP 
will Kitchener-Waterloo be represented in provincial decisions.

Choosing a candidate you don't like to avoid one you despise? No 
representation in government if your riding elects an MPP from the wrong 
party? The solution to these problems isn't to vote for any particular 
party--it's to change the system.

Hughes' letter shows that if we really want a say in how our province is 
run, we must vote for a mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system in 
the October 10 referendum.